Monorail system.



O. W. PUTNAM.

MONORAIL SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1914.

Patented Sept8, 1914.

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MONORAIL SYSTEM;

PPLICATION rum) mmze. 1914.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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strain properly distributed. y the invention lsj to provide anadjustable trackstructnre and ,1 a brace standard for holding the track struc- 1 UNITED STATES CHARLVEY w. rU'rNA vr, OF. ALIJENDALE, ILLINOIS.

MONORAIL SYSTEM.

Be it known that I, CHARLEY PUT- NAM, a citizen of the United States, and a l resident of .A llendale, infthe county of. WVabash and'State of Illinois, have invented i .a new and Improved Monorail System, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This inventi system, hasfor an object to provide an improved rail support and balancing means for properly holding the car in position.

swaying of the car is controlled andflthe A still further object of ture in place.

Inthe accompanying drawings- Figure 1i is an ,end view of a car andsupport, the

same. embodying the invention, certamparts being broken away for better illustrating the i structure; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionaL ,view, through one of the balancing arms,

fragmentary parts of surrounding members is a detailed fragmentary sectional view through Fig. ,1 approximately; online 3+3;

Fig.4; is a side viewofa track, car, and

.ing means embodying the invention, the same showing crossbraces for resistmgside 7' s gned to press against reciprocating membersor'iplungers 2S and 29, respectively.

vibration of the track.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 5 by numeral 1 indicates suitable posts or up-' rights, and 2' indicatesbroadly the entlre track structure (Fig. l),-whichlstrncture is mounted on the posts or uprights 1. Associated with each ofthe posts 1 are bracing arms 3 and 41' which support suitable -oables 5,6, 7 and 8. These cables are asso ciated with suitable balancing arms 9 and 10, whereby the swaying of the car llwill be transmittedto the cablesbfto 8, inclusive,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 2 8, 1914.

onrelates to improvements'in railways, .and {particularly to a IIlOIlOIdll' i v V I I able diverging sideqbraces13 and 14:, and

being shown in connection therewith; Fig. 3

' Patented Sept. 8, 1914. Serial n), 814,940.

bracing members '17 and 18 as clearly shown in Fig. 51 The bracing members 16 are. connected directly vwith the cross members 16, 'Whilethe bracing members; 17 and 18. are {arranged intermediate the posts,

sented for the rail 24:. 1 v;; 1

The yarious posts or standards 1 (Fig. 1)

have. rigidly secured thereto cross pieces 12 whlchare braced by, ,and which connectsuitare secured to top of postsflEach of the side bracesl3 H and 1 1 is provided :with a guiding groove 15.v A cross member16 is mounted upon" each of the postsl and is formed withand secured to supporting freelyl ro ck ,upon" a1 support :19 rigidly 3 securedte standard or post 1. It isto be noted thateach of thestandards or posts'l in Fig. 3, so as to properly accommodatethe respective members 17 It will be noted ,fromFig. 3 that the member 17 is divided wise on the lower section for track alinement. I retaining bolt 21 is connected with and extends through suitable slots 22' and 23 ber 17 fand consequently'raising rail 24: so as to properly level orfaline the rail. The rail 21 is'fmounted 'up'on cross'member 16. However, astheouter ends of member16 IrailQgtjwill be verysmall.-- The outer ends of member 16 are provided. with housings 25 and26 in each of'whi ch is a spring/27 de- Each of'these plungersisprovidedwith a bearing knob 30 designed to fit into the respe'ctivegrooves 15 so that when member 16, is moved in either direction there will be ing principally created by" the respective springs 27 which naturally resist such move ment. 7

.Bigidly secured to the cross member. 16

thatthe upper end will be near theupper part of car 11, which car is providedwith suitable traction wheels31 resting. on rail 24. ,These arms support the guiding rails or whereby .ztstiff, strong structnre is pro-- intotwo parts by a dovetail joint which allov vsthe. upper section to be movednsidepost 1 soQthat extra plates maybe arranged on bracket's19 for raisingthe mem member 17 which is rounded at 18 so aszto are ,bifurcated at the upper part, asshown only 'moveashort distance the movement of a resistance tosuch action, the resistance beare, arms 3 and 4 which extend upwardlyso cables 5, 6, 7 and S gwhichguiding-c'ables are 1 suitably held in place by clamps 32 that the description of one will equally apply to both. Referring to Fig. 2 it will be observed that arm 10 is provided with a 1 0 tatable member 34 arranged in a bearing 35 rigidly secured to car 11]. An 3 operating handle 36 is connected to member 34, and is designed to be lockedeither in the position shown in Fig.2 or in several other positions, as for instance against the top (if the car when the arm is swung out of the Way of the cables-Tand 8. f

v In order to hold arm 10 in any position in which it may. be placed a suitable catch orpivotally mounted member 37. is arranged toengage' any of thenotches 38 provided in handle 36; Connected with member 34 is a tubular member 39 whichin turn iscon- Iiec ted with'a housing 40. The housing4O is provided with a chamber 41 in which a spring 42 is arrangedyoneend of spring 42 pressing against theftube*39,"and the o-p posite end pressing against the reciprocating ar 43. The reciprocating bar43 carries a spring, catch 44 which is adaptedto snap into notch 45, andtoact against shoulder 46 when bar 43 ismoved outwardly to the position-shown in Fig. 2. A cable 47 is connected with catch 44, said cable passing over a guiding pulley 48, whereby when said cable is pulled catch 44will be movedout of notch 45 and then bar 43 may be moved toward member 39 against the action of spring 42. Cable 47 is adapted to pass over suitableguiding pulleys 49 and 50 so that the inner end of the cable willbe interiorly of thecar or arranged at any' convenient oint, whereby the reciprocating bar43 may iie manipulated without inconvenience The reciprocating bar 43 is PTOVldGdWith "a rack 51 which meshes with the segmental rack 52. Segmental rack 52 is journaled upon'a suitable journal member 53 held in place by brackets projecting from housing 40; The lower portion of the segmentalrack 52 is provided with an extension 54 which acts as a journal for roller 55. The roller 55 may be held in place on extension 54 in any'desired manner, and" is designed to" press against the rail or cable 8 while] the car is moving along rail 24. A depending bar 56 is rigidly secured to housing" 40, and carries a roller'57 acting in opposition to roller 55, whereby any swaying of car 11 will be transmitted either to cable 7 or to cable 8, and

from thence through arm 3 to the cross member 16. The movement will be alsoslightly transmitted from the cross member 16 to back to its correct position;

. In operation, the car 11 may be propelled by any desired means and when traveling overrail 24will be kept properly in an upright position by the action of resilient arms 3 and 4, together with arms 9 and 10. \Vhen .it is desired to switch the car to another track the cable 47 is pulled and roller 55 is j moved outofengagement with rail or cable 8. After this has been done arm 10 may be swungso as to be parallel with the car 11, if desired. It isto benoted from Fig. 4 that thetrack intermediate the supports is maintaine'din a proper position by suitable truss rods. .j. p p What I claim is I "1.-In a'nionorail system of the class described, a plurality of posts,,an adjustable track arranged on said pos'ts, and means connected with said track for causing the swaying of the car on said track to be resiliently resisted and controlled] 2.111 a monorail system for railways, a plurality of supporting posts, an adjustable track'arranged on said posts, bracing means connected with said trac'lrfor limiting the swaying"movement of cars on'said track, bracing members connected with each of said ,posts for bracing said ti'a'clgandresilient means associated with said track and engaging saidlast mentionedbracing means for resiliently resisting any'vibrating movement of said track. i

' 3. In adevice of the class described, a plu- "rality'of posts, a pair of diverging members mounted on eachofvsaid posts,-a transverse connecting" member for connecting and binding together the outer ends of said bracing members, "a track structure resting on each of .Saidposts', said track structure including a 7 plurality of transverse" braces for preventing side movement of the track, 'arail arrangedjomfsai'd track structurefor supporting a-car," and bracing members connected with said' cross member for bracing the car arranged on said rail.

4. In a" device of the class described,a railway comprising a plurality of supporting posts,"a cross-member arranged on each of said posts, an adjustable track mounted on comprising a'body, a pair of guiding rollers, i 7

means for shifting one of said rollers, and

' means for locking the arm in any desired f Copies of this patent may be obtained for position. I i

i 6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a supporting track structure provided with car guiding members, of

a car arranged on said track and a pivotally mounted guiding arm mounted :on said car and adapted to engage said gulding members said arm com )risin a hollow bed a a b a pair of rollers arranged to continually contact with said guiding members, means for continually supporting one of said rollers in a certain relationship to said body, pivotally mounted means for supporting the other of said rollers, a reciprocating member designed to move pivotally, said pivotally mounted roller supporting member, means for swinging said arm from one position to the other, and a catch for locking said arm in any of its adjusted positions.

7. In a device of the class described, a plurality of supporting posts, a supporting bracket connected with each of said posts, a

supporting, bar "having the end'resting on said bracket so as to rock thereon, a retain- ,ing'pin for holding said end in place while allowinga pivotal movement, a tiltable cross member mounted on said supporting bar, a

pair of spring pressed plungers arranged on sa d tiltable member, a bracing structure connected with said posts for engaging said In testimony whereof I have" signed my] name to this specificationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v a a CHARLEY W.- PUTNAM,

"Witnesses: I

W. H. JOHNSON, GEO. HAnRIsoN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

